Restoration efforts have begun following the collapse of Nigeria’s national power grid on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, which plunged many parts of the country into darkness.

Naijaonpoint reports that the grid collapsed at about 11:30 am on Wednesday, disrupting supply to several distribution companies (DisCos) across the federation.

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), in a public notice shared on its 𝕏 handle, confirmed the incident, stating that the outage was caused by a loss of supply from the national grid.

“Please be informed that the power outage currently being experienced is due to a loss of supply from the national grid at 11:23 am today, affecting electricity supply across our franchise areas,” the company said.

AEDC assured customers that work was ongoing to restore supply, adding: “Rest assured, we are working closely with the relevant stakeholders to ensure power is restored once the grid is stabilised.”

Gradual Restoration Begins

Hours later, the Nigerian National Grid announced that restoration had commenced.

According to updates on its 𝕏 page, 495 megawatts had been restored to some DisCos as of Wednesday afternoon.

Breakdown of restored load includes:

Abuja Disco – 150 MW
Eko Disco – 80 MW
Ikeja Disco – 80 MW
Ibadan Disco – 50 MW
Benin Disco – 40 MW
Enugu Disco – 40 MW
Kano Disco – 35 MW
Kaduna Disco – 25 MW

However, supply remained at zero megawatts for Port Harcourt, Jos and Yola DisCos at the time of filing this report.

Daily Post confirmed in a later report that power has been restored to parts of Abuja, including Dawaki, Zone 7 and Dutse, around 3 pm.

Naijaonpoint understands, however, that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has not issued any official statement regarding the development as of the time of filing this report.

The silence has further fuelled public frustration, especially given Nigeria’s long history of grid instability.

Data shows that between 2010 and 2022, Nigeria’s national grid collapsed 222 times. In 2024 alone, there were 10 recorded incidents, despite repeated assurances from authorities that reforms were underway.

In January and March 2025, grid disruptions were also recorded, although TCN at the time insisted they were not collapses but “system disturbances.”

The latest collapse has once again raised questions about the stability of the power sector, with many Nigerians expressing fears that outages could worsen amid rising electricity tariffs and soaring costs of living.